Bocadillo

For the Colombian cuisine dessert see Guava jelly

Bocadillo

A bocadillo filled with a Spanish omelette, one of numerous options
Alternative names Bocata
Type Sandwich
Place of origin Spain
Serving temperature Cold or baked
Main ingredients Spanish bread, cold meat or omelette
Cookbook:Bocadillo  Bocadillo

The bocadillo or bocata, in Spain and Latin-American countries, is a sandwich made with Spanish bread cut lengthwise, not with sliced bread. Traditionally seen as a humble food, its low cost has allowed it to evolve over time into an iconic piece of cuisine. In Spain,are often eaten in cafes and tapas bars,[1]

Some bocadillos are seasoned with sauces like mayonnaise, aioli, ketchup, mustard, or tomato sauce. They are usually served with cold beer or red wine, drinks, coffee and a portion of tapas. Bocadillos vary depending much as Serranito, Almussafes, Esgarraet.

Typical bocadillos

There is a wide variety of bocadillos in Spain,[2] among the most typical the following can be pointed out. Bocadillos can also be found in north Morocco.

Bocadillos
Bocadillo prepared with pork fillet, fried onions and green pepper, and seasoned with alioli sauce.
Bocadillo prepared with pork fillet and fried onions, and covered in alioli.
Giant bocadillo of horse meat (four steaks inside).
Fried squid with mayonnaise.
Fried baby squid (puntillas), seasoned with alioli.
Bocata Kike, with Spanish ham, pork fillet, french fries, fried egg, fried onions and mayonnaise.
Bocadillo Pascuala Especial, with pork fillet, bacon, cheese and tomato sauce.

Omelette bocadillos

Cold meat bocadillos

Cheese bocadillos

Vegetarian bocadillos

Sausage bocadillos

Meat bocadillos

Egg bocadillos

Fish bocadillos

Sweet bocadillos

Other bocadillos

See also

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References

  1. Noa Lior; Tara Steele (2002), Spain: The People, Crabtree Publishing Company, p. 28, ISBN 978-0-7787-9365-6
  2. Pérez], [redacción de textos, Ana María (2001). Bocadillos, sándwiches y canapés : recetas originales para comer rápido y bien. Barcelona: RBA. ISBN 8479017279.
  3. 1,001 Foods to Die For, Andrews McMeel Publishing, 1 November 2007, p. 39, ISBN 978-0-7407-7043-2